To ensure the long-term survival of mountain lions, the California Fish and Game Commission is slated to vote to list the ...

There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp morning to find every leaf lace-worked with holes and shiny trails everywhere.

Two wombs, a forked penis, and giving birth through the nose. These are just a few of the bizarre stories circulating about the reproductive biology of the Virginia opossum. This beady-eyed, big-eared ...

Ewwwwwwwwww … I am sure some parents are not happy with me after a fun-filled Kids’ Week I send the campers home with their ...

The real estate website scrubbed the data under pressure from California’s real estate brokers and agents who were concerned ...

Quick Take Firefly populations are declining worldwide, in large part due to habitat loss. Threats like climate change, pesticide use, and light pollution are contributing to this pressing issue. The ...

Killing the protected animals may be the only way to stop them from eating too many of the Pacific Northwest’s endangered salmon.

A Guide to Reproductive Diversity,” the second work by the author of “The Ecology of Center City, Philadelphia.” Frank, a ...

"[It] requires an urgent, robust plan of attack." Lawmakers take bold action as harmful creatures spread in Great Lakes: ...

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over a thin layer of slime that they produce to ease their way. Snails carry a ...

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Yellow males are especially likely to succeed at mating with females if the orange male is currently mating with another ...